Writing Beijing : urban spaces and cultural imaginations in contemporary Chinese literature and films /

This study investigates some literary configurations of Beijing through contemporary Chinese literature and films. These configurations as "revolutionary Beijing", "traditional and masculine Beijing", "global Beijing as a Urban Dream" are built upon three specific urban...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yiran, Zheng, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Temas:
1900-2099
Chinese literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Chinese literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
Motion pictures, Chinese > History and criticism.
Public spaces in literature.
Public spaces > China > Beijing.
Littérature chinoise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature chinoise > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Cinéma chinois > Histoire et critique.
Espaces publics dans la littérature.
Espaces publics > Chine > Pékin.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Chinese literature
Literature
Motion pictures
Motion pictures, Chinese
Public spaces
Public spaces in literature
Beijing (China) > In literature.
China > In motion pictures.
China
China > Beijing
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figures; Introduction; P A R T I; Chapter 1. Work Unit Compound: An Emergence of a New Urban Space; Chapter 2. "Gongheguo xingui" (New Aristocrats of the PRC); Chapter 3. Red Nostalgia in the Literature of the Military Compound; P A R T I I; Chapter 4. Siheyuan: Signifier of Traditional and Masculine City; Chapter 5. Second-Generation Beijing Flavor Writers; Chapter 6. Traditional Beijing and Masculine Beijing in Second-Generation Beijing Flavor Literature; P A R T I I I; Chapter 7. Modern and Postmodern Architectures: Presentations of the Global Context; Chapter 8. Beijing Floaters
  • Chapter 9. Cosmopolitan Metropolis as an Urban Dream in Sixth-Generation FilmsConclusion; References; Index; About the Author

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